A significant portion of Melbourne bound travellers in the UK prefer to book their tickets with Qantas Airways, widely regarded as one of the world’s leading long distance airlines. From London Heathrow, the airline runs regular services to the city. For those who have their flights from LHR to Melbourne with Qantas, here is a brief airport guide.
Transport
Fliers can locate London Heathrow at 24km (15 miles) west of London. There are multiple transport options available for fliers who wish to travel to the United Kingdom’s busiest airport from various parts of London. One can opt to travel by car, which takes approximately 30 minutes from the city. Taxis can also be hired for the purpose. National Express Coach services operate from Heathrow to Gatwick and to many parts of the UK. Visit their website, www.nationalexpress.com, for information on cost of tickets.
Heathrow Express Train operates between Paddington Station and Heathrow. A train journey to and from Central London takes 15 minutes. One can also opt for the London Underground to travel around.
Qantas Flights
All Qantas flights and all Emirates operations on which the Australian airline code shares run from Terminal 3 of LHR.
Check-in
Those who are flying to Melbourne will find that the Check-in is located in Zones F and G of Heathrow. Zone F is for those with economy class tickets. Zone F is also for on-line check-in bag drop and for those who desire to use the self bag drop facility which is only for Qantas fliers.
Zone G is for First, Business and Premium Economy Class travellers, Platinum and Gold Frequent Flyers and Qantas Club members.
Online Check-in is available for the airline’s international services and other connecting flights operated by oneworld, partner and codeshare carriers. Those holding tickets for Melbourne flights must keep in mind that online check-in starts 24 hours before flight departure and closes 2 hours before departures.
